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MARCH 29, 2016

Epidural Injections Effective for Managing Chronic Spinal Pain

Ensuring diagnosis matches the indication is key, experts emphasize

Properly used, epidural spinal injections are an effective way to manage chronic spinal pain, according to the results of a systematic review of the available literature.

Published in Pain Physician (2015;18:E939-E1004), the study’s investigators, including first author and that journal’s editor-in-chief Alan Kaye, MD, PhD, wrote that their findings show “the efficacy of epidural injections in managing a multitude of chronic spinal conditions.”

Dr. Kaye, who also chairs